East Guernsey board denies two grievances

Published: October 20, 2003 8:00PM

WINTERSET The East Guernsey Board of Education acted on numerous personnel issues during its regular monthly board meeting Monday, including denying two grievances filed by the East Guernsey Teachers Association.

The board unanimously approved denying the grievances after meeting in executive session with association representative David Wheeler.

In recommending the board deny the motions, Superintendent Bob Greenwood said the grievances should be denied because the district had not violated the contract with the teachers association.

The board authorized President Gary Moore to submit the boards written decision within 10 days.

Snedegar-Paden was also approved as a home instruction tutor on an as needed basis.

Supplemental contracts for the EXTENDED program were issued to Dawn Williams, tutor; and Kristi Bates, aide. A summer school stipend of $1,000 was approved for Eloise Gray, as food service coordinator.

The board approved correcting a typographical error in motion 03-9-127 from supplementals progress book to stipends progress book.

In other business:

The board approved adopting the districts FY04 five-year forecast.

Contracts and agreements approved by the board included: Friend of the Chamber membership with the Cambridge Area Chamber of Commerce at a cost of $150; Tier 2 activities and monitoring (for site where the previous underground storage tanks were located) at the Quaker City Elementary site at a cost of $17,200; and premium police service with Web-based conversion with the Ohio School Board Association at a cost of $12,000.

The board approved payment to Gretchen Hickman for the transportation of Alexis Hickman to Community Christian School near Byesville under the impractical to transport policy.

Board approval was also given for an overnight, out-of-town trip for the Buckeye Trail High School Choraliers to Cleveland on May 15-16, 2004, with chaperones Tanya Biggins, Jeff and Amy Stevens, Mrs. David McCormick, with the cost to be paid by parents or fundraising.

The district will obtain two pre-cast cement catch basins at a cost of $2,142 for installation at the site of the athletic fields. The basins will be used where two pre-existing manholes are located.

The board approved the following change orders for work being done in conjunction with the Ohio School Facilities Commission project:

Install addition roof insulation (lower roof) in the old Buckeye Trail High School building at a cost of $24,999.54 with GT-Knoch.

Removal of unsuitable soils at south retaining wall at a cost of $44,460 with Nicolozakes.

Insulate existing ductwork in the old Buckeye Trail High School building at a cost of $10,944.81 with Fruch Co.

One change order was unanimously denied by the board was a $12,389.47 order with GT-Knoch to install additional roof insulation (upper roof) at the old BTHS building.

We are going to obtain additional information regarding the project that was denied by the board, said Greenwood. The work is being done to help with the efficiency at the high school and it will help us with (heating and cooling) costs down the road.

Prior to Mondays regular board meeting, the board of education met with representatives from the village of Old Washington regarding the future of the Old Washington Elementary-Buckeye Trial Middle School building and grounds.

Greenwood reported the Old Washington Volunteer Fire Department has expressed interest in the grounds, although they would like to have the building demolished and removed. The fire department is reportedly considering building a new fire station on the ground.

The board will next meet in regular session on Monday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Quaker City Elementary School building.